Football clinic prepares kids for new flag league

Tim Lugo and Denny Sullivan are no strangers to the Central Coast Section football playoffs.

Lugo, the head coach at Saratoga High School, has taken his Falcons to the playoffs twice, and Sullivan, an assistant at Los Gatos High, was a member of the coaching staff for the team that won the CCS title last fall and was the team's quarterback back in 2005 when he led the Wildcats to another section crown.

Now with the two will combines their efforts as site directors for a flag football clinic at Saratoga High, sharing their knowledge of the game with young players ages 5-12.

The free clinic, set for July 24, 6-7 p.m., and is open to youngsters in the kindergarten through the sixth grade. The purpose of the clinic is to prepare the young players for the Next Level Flag Football League season that will run from Jan. 4 through March 8. Free T-shirts

Lugo, the site director, and Sullivan, the assistant site director, will head up a staff that will include student-athletes from Los Gatos and Saratoga high schools, who will serve as the coaches for the teams in the league.

There are no tryouts--players will be placed on teams by schools and buddy lists. Each player will receive a personalized jersey, and the league is open to boys and girls of all experience levels.